Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College/School/Department

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Program

Epidemiology

Content Description

1 online resource (iv, 59 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Shelley M Zansky

Committee Members

Akiko Hosler, Debra Blog

Keywords

FluSurv-NET, hospitalized, influenza, risk factors, severity, Influenza, Influenza vaccines, Hospital care

Subject Categories

Epidemiology | Medical Sciences | Public Health

Abstract

Background: Underlying medical conditions are known risk factors for increased severity of infectious diseases, including influenza. Although most studies on disease severity, underlying medical conditions, and prevention/treatment effectiveness occurred during the pandemic 2009-2010 season, data is also available for seasons when influenza virus B and influenza virus A subtypes pH1N1, seasonal H1N1, and H3N2 were circulating.

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